Florina Mihaela Constantinescu, MD| Rheumatology | MedStar Health
About me
- Director of the Division of Rheumatology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
- Program Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
- Associate Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center
- President of DC Rheumatism Society 2021- 2022
- Medical research publications available through PubMed
Voted Top Doctor by:
- The Washingtonian 2019, 2022
- Northern Virginia Magazine 2021, 2022
- Washington Consumers Checkbook 2022
Clinical areas of focus
- Biologic Therapy For Rheumatologic Diseases
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Vasculitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Artery Disorders
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Autoinflammatory Syndrome
- Back Pain
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Chronic Gout
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatomyositis
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Effects Of Reduced Temperature
- Elbow Pain
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Episcleritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Foot Joint Pain
- Gallbladder Disease
- General Symptoms
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Hand Joint Pain
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hip Pain
- Immunodeficiencies
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Iris Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Keratitis
- Knee Pain
- Limb Deformity
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lupus Nephritis
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myocarditis
- Myopathies
- Neck Pain
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Pemphigoid
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polyarticular Arthritis
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Psoriasis
- Retinal Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Of Hand
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorder
- Tendinitis
- Tendinitis Of The Foot
- Thumb Synovitis
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Biologic Therapy For Rheumatologic Diseases
- Joint Injections For Pain Relief
- Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-POS
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TRICARE East Prime
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Navigate
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Passport
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Fellowship: Medstar Washington Hospital Center (2006)
Residency: Norwalk Hospital (2004)
Medical School: Universitatea De Medicina Si Farmacie Carol Davila (1998)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025